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among others, a Cuckoo's e^g found in a ChiffchafiTs nest 

 by Dr. Eendall and Mr. Pettitt, whilst the Willow-Wren 

 Cuckooes egg exhibited was found by my brother outside the 

 Willow-Wren's nest. In this latter case, it would appear as 

 though a Cuckoo accustomed to lay in a nest had deposited 

 this egg, and being unable to do so in this case had left it 

 outside. 



Drawer No. 6 contains a most interesting lot of Cuckoos' 

 eggs collected by Mr. Lees and his son during last season. 



Drawer No. 7 contains the now well-known series of 

 nineteen eggs laid by Mr. G. J. Scholey's Reed-Warbler 

 Cuckoo last year, in her third season. 



Drawers Nos. 8 and 9 contain many interesting series 

 collected by Mr. E. E. Pettitt. 



Drawer No. 11 contains some eggs collected around 

 Evesham. A study of the descriptive matter for this 

 Drawer raises two other interesting questions : (1) as to 

 whether Cuckoos probably victimize that species by which 

 they were themselves reared ; and (2) also probably return 

 to the district of their birth. I suggest to you this Drawer 

 throws some light on those matters. 



There are many paragraphs in Mr. Baker's paper on which 

 I should like to comment (many with which I am in agree- 

 ment, and some others which I should have to contest), but 

 you have borne with me long enough to know that it is time 

 I sat down ! 



Mr. P. F. BuNYARD read the following paper : — 



1 find myself reluctantly drawn into this very contro- 

 versial but interesting discussion, but having been one of 

 Mr. Chance's keenest critics (though I think he will at least 

 agree that my criticism has been honest) I propose, fearing 

 that silence on this occasion may be misunderstood, to 

 criticize some of Mr. Chance's earlier work, more especially 

 that part which is reported in ' British Birds,' vol. xiv. 

 pp. 218-232, and to conclude my remarks with a brief 

 reference to his work in 1921. 



We shall make no progress in the elucidation of this 

 interesting problem by undue criticism, or by prematurely 



